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09/24/2012

What to do When a Collection Agency Starts Calling

If you use credit cards or owe money on loan, you are considered to be “in debt.” If you fall behind on a payment to your creditors, you may be contacted by a debt collector. Your Better Business Bureau has received close to 50 complaints in the past month against collection agencies and is reminding consumers about their rights.

02/15/2012

BBB Warns Consumers About "Robo Calls"

Consumers across the country are telling the Better Business Bureau that they are being harassed by recent "robo calls" to their home and cell phones that offer to lower their interest rates.

01/30/2012

BBB Warns of Do Not Call Phone Scam

Better Business Bureau warns consumers that scammers are making phony phone calls claiming to represent the National Do Not Call Registry. According to DoNotCall.gov, “The calls claim to provide an opportunity to sign up for the Registry. These calls are not coming from the Registry or the Federal Trade Commission, and you should not respond to these calls.

09/28/2011

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Expands Recall of Little Tikes™ Toy Workshop and Tool Sets Due to Choking Hazard

The United States Consumer product Safety Commission (CPSC) has expanded a voluntary recall of 1.7 million toy workshop and tool sets because they pose a choking hazard to children.

12/28/2010

Fraud Attempts Reported from Online Holiday Shopping

Online customers of a national retail store are being targeted in a possible online shopping grand prize give away scheme. BBB has received multiple complaints from consumers who have shopped online in recent weeks and as a result, are being targeted by phone for a false giveaway.

06/24/2010

More Than 2 Million Cribs Recalled

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), with the cooperation of seven firms, is announcing voluntary recalls of more than two million cribs to address drop-side hazards and other hazards t

06/18/2010

Recall Alert: Campbell's Recalls 15 Million Pounds of SpaghettiOs

Campbell Soup Company is voluntarily recalling three varieties of "SpaghettiOs" with Meatballs due to possible under-processing.

06/04/2010

McDonald’s Recalls Shrek Drinking Glasses Due to Potential Cadmium Risk

McDonald's announced a recall for “Shrek Forever After 3D” collectable drinking glasses due to a potential Cadmium risk.

02/04/2010

Toyota and Honda Recall Information

The following Toyota and Honda recall information was provided by www.Toyota.com/recall and http://www.honda.com/newsandviews/article.aspx?id=5376.

03/01/2003

FTC - Calling All Telemarketers: Amendments to the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has amended the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) to give consumers a choice about whether they want to receive most telemarketing calls. Consumers soon will be able to put their phone numbers on a national "do not call" registry. It will be illegal for most telemarketers or sellers to call a number listed on the registry.

11/01/1993

FTC - Complying with the 900-Number Rule

When dialing pay-per-call services, consumers did not always know how much the call would cost and what they would get for their money. To help them get this information more readily, Congress passed the Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act in 1992. This Act required the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to adopt rules governing the pay-per-call services industry. The FTC's 900-Number Rule, which became effective November 1, 1993, covers the advertising and operation of pay-per-call services, as well as billing and collection procedures for those services.


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